Total Crime Rate

1389.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1389.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 440.3 10/10
  • Public order 187.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 122.9 10/10
  • Other theft 109.2 10/10
  • Drugs 88.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 81.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 68.3 10/10
  • Burglary 51.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.1 10/10
  • Other crime 30.7 10/10
  • Robbery 30.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Walk Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 10th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Walk Place (LE1 6RU) in the last 12 months was 1389.1 per 1,000 residents and was 177.0% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 727.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Walk Place (LE1 6RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 290 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Street (170 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Walk Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/266)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granby Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Welford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Welford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rupert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rupert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Welford Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Welford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Welford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Welford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamford Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Stamford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stamford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chancery Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Market Place Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Place Approach Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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